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Plano, Texas

Manage and develop 7 Vendor Management Inventory Analysts responsible for Warehouse Direct and Direct To Store Distribution National Accounts.Manage collaborative Customer Service and Supply Chain processes through collaboration with VMI, sales and retail account partners to improve supply chain efficiencies for National Accounts (Walmart / Sam's Club), across both Keurig and Dr. Pepper networks. Support customer requirements for service metrics including on-time delivery, in-stock and inventory levels. Drive collaborative process, identify projects and process improvements with Partnership Accounts.

Plano, Texas

Manage short term and long term demand forecast for Warehouse Direct business, responsible for National Accounts (Walmart, Sam's Club, Kroger), over twenty Regional Accounts Private Label and Ecommerce.Work in collaboration with VMI team and sales partners to improve forecast accuracy.Tune statistical models to assess monthly risk and opportunity to the forecast.

Plano, Texas

Dr Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE: DPS) is a leading producer of flavored beverages in North America and the Caribbean. Our success is fueled by more than 50 brands that are synonymous with refreshment, fun and flavor. We have 6 of the top 10 non-cola soft drinks, and 13 of our 14 leading brands are No. 1 or No. 2 in their flavor categories. In addition to our flagship Dr Pepper and Snapple brands, our portfolio includes 7UP, A&W, Canada Dry, Clamato, Crush, Hawaiian Punch, Mott's, Mr & Mrs T mixers, Peñafiel, Rose's, Schweppes, Squirt and Sunkist soda.

Carrollton, Texas

Manage all demand planning and inventory replenishment functions including forecasting, order management, WOS management, in-stock %, fill rate and on-time delivery compliance.Serve as point person to Wal-Mart/Sam’s Clubs in all inventory operations planning and management functions. Worked hand in hand with retail replenishment manager to co-manage inventory metrics.

Irving, Tx

Sony Electronics is a Fortune 100 company and a leading provider of audio/video electronics and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Managed end-to-end inventory planning from forecasting to final product delivery in collaboration with multiple national accounts through short term and long term planning. Serve as liaison between retail accounts, demand planning and corporate business planners resolving issues in daily operations, short term and long term forecasts.• Decreased inventory 30% while increasing year over year revenue 22% through a 20% improvement in forecast accuracy.• Solved an on-going receiving issue at Wal-Mart saving the company $250K in revenue through using Lean Process Mapping and root cause analysis• Improved in-stocks from the low 90’s to over 98% through implementation of targeted inventory management strategies.• Increased fill rate year over year by 18% through root cause analysis.

Dallas, Tx

Best Buy is a Fortune 50 company and is North America's number-one specialty retailer of consumer electronics, personal computers, entertainment software and appliances.Supervised a team of Inventory Entertainment Soft Goods Buyers, overseeing the planning, purchasing, management and strategy of a complex inventory of over 20,000 SKU’s in 600 stores accounting for between $750M - $1.3B in revenue.Senior Manager point person between corporate demand planning, merchants, vendor and retail leadership identifying market share growth opportunities.• Increased year over year revenue by up to 32% through targeting specific customer segments, inventory planning and management.• Increased class level year over year unit sales by an average of 3.2% while the industry had double digit declines.• Developed and managed unique inventory assortments in soft goods generating $2M in additional revenue for the territory.• Supervised a team that developed and managed 15 unique inventory assortments generating over $15M in additional revenue and 2M additional transactions.

Dallas, Tx

Best Buy is a Fortune 50 company and is North America's number-one specialty retailer of consumer electronics, personal computers, entertainment software and appliances.Developed and managed the inventory assortment for a complex mix of 20,000 SKU’s in 400 stores. Created unique inventory assortments in multiple regions through customer centric buying and business analysis as well as identifying assortment opportunities. Developed and implemented an inventory and events strategy in the entertainment soft goods categories.• Developed and managed a unique soft goods assortment specific to the South Texas locations adding over $1M in additional revenue.• Developed a segmented DVD strategy implemented in over 1,000 locations.• Named to the National Media Council (25 total members) formed to develop strategies guiding the future direction of the entertainment category. • 3-time winner of “Regional Media Marketing Manager Of The Year”.

Dallas/Ft. Worth

Supervised up to 75 employees in all areas of store operations, inventory, sales and merchandising with full P & L responsibilities at multiple retail locations doing $30M-$80M in annual sales.Named District Merchandise Training Manager.Awarded regional "Top Gun" award 2 years in a row.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area